June 2011 Blog Posts (6)

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When a German Loves a Finn

Wolfram Eilenberger wrote a long love letter to his wife and her country, Finland. Now it has been published also in Finnish.



When a German philosopher, specialized in cultural philosophy, Wolfram Eilenberger, was still an exchange student in his 20s in Spain, he fell in love.… Continue

Added by Kanadan Sanomat on June 28, 2011 at 3:24pm — No Comments

A Finnish Documentary and How to Sell It Abroad

Finnish documentary directors came to Toronto to study the Canadian markets.



There were 200 documentary films showed during Hot Docs, the Torontonian documentary film festival, but the Finnish directors Elina Kivihalme and Ari Matikainen hardly stayed in the darkness of the movie theatres.

– You come to the festivals mainly to make contacts. You go see the movies if you have any time left, explains Matikainen, the CEO of the Joensuu-based production… Continue

Added by Kanadan Sanomat on June 28, 2011 at 3:19pm — No Comments

Who Are They?

In the heart of Saskatchewan, between the villages of Strongfield and Loreburn a bit over 100 kilometres south of Saskatoon, is located a cemetery established in the beginning of 20th century. It contains 34 graves, all of them probably having a Finnish-Canadian buried in them. But only six of the…

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Added by Kanadan Sanomat on June 28, 2011 at 3:18pm — No Comments

From Comics to Movies

 

Daniel Abramovich lives among pictures: In addition of painting and drawing, he gets his living from animating 3D movies.



In the heart of Manhattan, the warm spring day has turned into an evening. Daniel Abramovich, who currently resides in the hip part of…

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Added by Kanadan Sanomat on June 28, 2011 at 3:14pm — No Comments

Vapaa Sana on facebook

Vapaa Sana on facebook here...

Added by Tommi Korhonen on June 24, 2011 at 3:09pm — No Comments

Vapaa Sana 80 years old

The newspaper Vapaa Sana turns  80  this year.  The paper  was established in Sudbury in late 1931. The paper moved to Toronto in 1934. Vapaa  Sana is  the longest running  ethnic  weekly newspaper  in  Canada. The Vapaa Sana Press Ltd  has  a wide  owner basis on the  Canadian Finnish scene.  The company is wholly Canadian owned. Visit … Continue

Added by Tommi Korhonen on June 24, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments

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Finnish Beginnings

My memoir, Finnish Beginnings is now available at Akateeminen Kirja Kauppa in Finland. It is also available at Amazon Books, iBooks, Kindle, Lulu, nook, etc. Check it out !Continue

Started by Rauni Ollikainen in Buy, Sell & Trade Apr 27.

ASUNTO AJALLE 22.6.-7.8.2013 TORONTOSTA! SEEKING FOR APARTMENT JUNE 22 - AUGUST 8, 2013 IN TORONTO!

Olen luotettava kypsänikäinen sairaanhoitajaopiskelija Helsingistä. Olen tulossa Suomi-Kotiin harjoitteluun ja etsin ym ajalle mukavaa majoitusta. I am a mature student nurse from Helsinki. I will be…Continue

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Started by Birgitta Tetri in Miscellaneous Mar 3.

Etsitään Kotiompelijaa (Seamstress) Torontossa

Etsin kotiompelijaa (ei vaatteita) Torontossa. Kappaletyötä, suoraa saumaa. Jos olet kiinnostunut lisätiedosta jätä viesti.Looking for a seamstress in Toronto for piecework, straight seams. For more…Continue

Started by Eeva in Buy, Sell & Trade Feb 28.

Suomalaiset kankaat, Finnish fabrics

Jos sinulla on vanhoja tai uusia suomalaisia kankaita kuten Marimekko, Metsovaara jne kaapissa keräämässä pölyä niin olen kiinnostunut ostamaan niitä. Pienetkin palat kelpaavat. Hyväkuntoiset…Continue

Tags: Marimekko, Metsovaara, kankaat, suomalaiset, fabrics

Started by Eeva in Buy, Sell & Trade Feb 27.

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